Engr. Leslie Donkor - Pmp® Dcep-Dcie-Dcis-Dces-Dcom-Dce-Dcdp-Smieee-Miet-Gh Email & Phone Number

Greater Accra Region, Ghana

In my new role, I oversee to all datacenters of the Ecobank group in all locations including leading colocations, with the assistance of dedicated and experienced engineers.

Ghana

In my most recent role, I steered the successful construction of group data center in Accra which serves as a private cloud for all 33 Ecobank affiliates and respective disaster recovery site in Lagos by synergizing with Project Manager. I use my problem-solving skills to uncover and resolve complex engineering and power issues via partnership with technical representatives across the Ecobank group. I have always ensured a smooth operational workflow by fostering effective vendor management and introducing data centre technical designs as well as standards across 33 affiliates of Ecobank group. My management skills enable me to own control over all power systems, fire suppression systems, security systems, cooling, and monitoring software operations.The achievements for this role include:- Elevated and maintained service uptime and availability at 100%.- Ensured timely validation of all engineering and power-related changes prior to approval for implementation in 33 affiliates by serving as member of Change Approval team- Achieved high levels of cost efficiency, minimum energy usage, and maximum system performance by executing in-depth energy efficiency audits on periodic basis.- Improved staff skills by providing training and mentorship.- Lead a team of dedicated engineers in securing a TIA 942 Tier 3 certification for the Ecobank group data center and DR

Ghana

Ghana

Responsibilities include:-Timely quality production, review and control of technical designs, technical specifications and budgets-Cost optimization of detailed engineering solutions designs and bill of materials-Supervision and management of technical department and field engineers, including remote management and supervision of local engineers and identification of gaps within the technical department-Travel to project sites for project supervision and commissioning when necessary-Keep up with latest technology developments, in particular with system control and storage-Identifying new market technical challenges and potential technology advancements to integrate in new projects and solutions across the different departments-Supervision of the Technical monitoring of key performance indicators of plants in operation-Help the Business Development department in identifying and preparing proposals, in particular preparing technical methodologies, bill of materials and budgets and technical drawings for proposals.

Ghana

Responsible for all technical concerns within the organization including putting together technical reports and proposals for consideration for grants for projects etc. - I have the responsibility of ensuring that all latest technology in our areas of operation (Renewable energy and climate) are studied and adopted.-Responsible for ensuring cost savings on all technical programs- Responsible for technical trainings of staff - Occasionally assist the research department on programs with technical inputs.

Ghana

Engage in freelance engineering (critical power) consulting for institutions on designs, solutions and implementations. Notable among these are Critical Power consulting services for Data Centers and mission critical facilities, general power installations, power quality audits, MEP consulting and contracting Also undertake audits and assessments in the field of safety. Have consulted on critical power solutions (Best Practice) for many firms especially in the IT, Telecom and Banking industries in Ghana.

Greater Accra Region, Ghana

I teach courses related to occupational health and safety as well as thesis supervision both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Ghana

During my time over here, I boosted the availability and reliability across all four data centers by implementing effective policies. This role also allowed me to optimize the performance of all equipment in data centers through execution of robust preventive maintenance activities. I have further identified and reduced potential risks via proper spare management as well as health and safety compliance for staff and third-party teams by rolling out permit to work and work safety method statements for vendors. To communicate progress updates to senior management, I formulated and presented daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.The details of my highlights from this role included:- Recognized for improving overall operational quality by ensuring adherence to SLM and SLA for data centers with third parties.- Generated substantial cost savings through rollout of energy management program.-Painstakingly optimized Airtel Ghana data canters leading to improvement in energy utilization, improved PUE of 1.5 and effective cooling in the data Centre with a drastic reduction in energy use whilst saving huge cost on energy.- Built a strong data Centre operations team by exposing them to various online and hands-on training.

Ghana

Leveraging my leadership skills, I spearheaded and navigated several projects from start to successful finish. I engaged in communication to deliver recommendations to Project Manager on challenging power-related issues pertaining to sizes and capacities of power equipment, brands, and specifications of equipment for 126 office locations nationwide.Moreover, I provided valuable technical guidance to procurement team on determination of right capacities and specifications of equipment for all procurement operations. I have also acted as an integral member of a team to prepare and present service level agreements (SLAs) to vendors on systems.A small selection of the contributions from this role includes:- Served as technical lead to direct construction of the National Data Centre, including disaster recovery site.- Co-ordinated successful installation of power systems, cooling systems, fire suppression systems, and security.- Attained large-scale cost savings by overseeing introduction of energy management modules.

Ghana

In this tenure, I provided leadership to sub-contractors in navigating through all power and electrical-related issues on the GeGov project, whilst escalating and reporting to colleagues and Team Manager.Furthermore, I was successful at contributing to saving costs by participating in developing project budget for materials. Another one of my core focuses was to design and implement policies to continually optimize services provided by GCNet, whilst ensuring adherence to safety and health standards for all third parties and onsite contractors.The highlights of this role include:- Formulated and implemented concrete, effective, safe network infrastructure for GeGov system deployment, including setup and management of Data Centre / DR site and network connectivity to 120 Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Registrar Generals Department (RGD) sites nationwide.- Maximized efficiency of tax administration in Ghana and minimized time as well as cost of business registration by developing platform for improvements to GRA's IT computerization systems and business processes.

Greater Accra, Ghana

I had the responsibility of overseeing to site visits and logistics management, and supervising a team multi-skilled maintenance crew of technicians, Drivers and Janitors on passive infrastructure cell site maintenance for MTN Ghana as an outsourced company. Some of my responsibilities included: -Supervised the installation and maintenance of power systems including voltage stabilizers of various ratings, generator sets, DC backup batteries, lighting and general cleaning of the cell sites.- Reporting- General passive Infrastructure management- Personnel Management

Tamale, Northern, Ghana

I had the responsibility of overseeing to site visits and logistics management, and supervising a team multi-skilled maintenance crew of technicians, Drivers and Janitors on passive infrastructure cell site maintenance for MTN Ghana as an outsourced company. Some of my responsibilities included: -Supervised the installation and maintenance of power systems including voltage stabilizers of various ratings, generator sets, DC backup batteries, lighting and general cleaning of the cell sites.- General passive infrastructure management

Mba, General Management

Accra Business school campus

Msc, Sustainable Energy Management.

Pmp

Certificate (Ikem Academy), Energy And Climate

Certified Energy Manager (Cem), Energy Management

Msc, Occupational Safety And Health Risk Management

Beng, Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Bsc, Mechanical Engineering

Higher National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering